Updated alert! The deadline for this sign on letter has been extended to Thursday, November 2. While Congress continues to debate funding levels for the current fiscal year, the federal agencies have already proposed next year’s budget to the Office of Management and...

Thirteen Great Lakes Senators sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget yesterday asking it to support $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in next year’s presidential budget request. As the letter points out: “The GLRI...

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (October 9, 2017)—As the U.S. Congress and Trump Administration debate the fate of core Great Lakes restoration programs, hundreds of advocates for the lakes prepare to gather in Buffalo, N.Y., October 17-19, for the 13th annual Great Lakes...

DETROIT, MICH. (October 6, 2017) – The Detroit Branch NAACP and Healing Our Waters–Great Lakes Coalition held a press briefing today, Friday October 6, 2017 at 10 a.m. to discuss potential fixes to the City of Detroit’s Water System. Representatives from the Detroit...

This week the U.S. House and Senate will work on FY18 budget resolutions. The full House is expected to debate its resolution starting Wednesday. The Senate Budget Committee will mark up its version this week as well. There is a potential for cuts to non-defense...